Esthers Birthday! 2008
Esther had a birthday this week. Happy Birthday!
Here are some pics of the birthday, including the french onion soup (it was awesome) and lasagna i made. 
February 20, 2008
February 19, 2008
Shaina is over a month
and starting to show personality! These are compliments of Bubby Price, baby-sitter extrodianaire.
Look at those blue eyes:
And we’re seeing traces of a smile!
February 13, 2008
Yeshiva Primary (Institute) Alumni Reunion
On February 26, Rabbi Zalman Deutscher of Yeshiva Primary will be hosting a reunion at a nearby restaraunt. I (and hopefully Esther) will be going. If you went to the yeshiva anytime before 1993 and want to hang out with the alumni send an email to yeshivainstitute@aol.com
February 12, 2008
She Looks Like ME!!!
ha ha . I found some old pics of me when i was a newborn and SN looks like her daddy. Woo hoo!
Here is a picture of me before i got married. I’m standing in the backseat while my parents were driving on some highway. It’s a good thing this was BEFORE the law of carseats or my parents wouldve been locked up for child endangerment.
February 11, 2008
Mazel Tov Toby and Leiby!
Last night we attended the vort of our good friend from the LES, Toby Adams and her chosson Leiby Ungar. I can’t believe she’s engaged and am so excited for her! All the best you too! We had loads of fun going to her vort, it was very ‘Leiby’dike and LES functions are always fun! Too bad SN slept through the whole thing!
Aren’t they a cute couple?!
Me and her
Picture of Shaina last week, compliments of Bubby Price (taken on her lap). We’re hoping for a smile soon!
February 9, 2008
Recipe for Humble Pie
1) Think of an idea thats genius!
2) Convince newlywed wife to take wedding monies and invest.
3) Plan out all the work and bring idea to life!
4) Discover that the world isn’t ready for your genius.
Mix well and bring back to newlywed wife who expects good ROI now that offspring has arrived (woo hoo).
Eat double portions when your sponsor can’t sell ANY when more than a few thousand customers parade his store daily.
Store the leftovers away from others in a large containment unit and continue to eat until your true genius is discovered.
February 7, 2008
I Would Die for That
Shaina. Shaina Nechama. Shaina Maidle. Shaina Looney. Shaina’la. Shaina Booba.
OMG. This girl is so cute and it makes it easier when dealing with the fact that she spits up, burps, poops, smells, cries for HER LIFE, farts LOUDLY when guests are holding her, keeps her mother up at night, wakes up daddy with kvetching, only likes the bouncer when the ’shaking’ switch is on, hates her bassinet, demands clean diapers IMMEDIATELY after she fills it, can’t stand bath’s, has made our whole apartment suddenly PINK, can’t find a comfortable position to sit/be held in, oh - did i mention that whe she cries, it’s not like a little whimper like you and i do it, she SCREAMS FOR HER LIFE!
Sheesh.
Here is a video you should watch (warning: woman singing) (warning 2: if you are a woman, you will cry whether you have baby issues or not):
February 5, 2008
Teachers are Underpaid
I was listening to a Dave Ramsey clip recently and he said a big thing about the school system and teachers: Teachers don’t get paid appropriately for what they do. If you think about it, he’s right. Teachers breathe life and spirit into children and set them up on the path for the future more than parents do. And they can easily apply their skills in the workplace and get paid more than double what they’re making in the school system.
So give your teacher (or kids teacher) proper respect (unless you can see that they don’t know what they’re doing).
February 3, 2008
Time Lapse Experiment 1
I had some time this week to get out since my Internet was down for like 3 days. So I took my trusty Canon ZR70 miniDV camcorder out to a park here (which i JUST discovered) that overlooks JFK airport. The quality of the footage is poor - especially for anyone who has been spoiled by the amazing quality offered by our DVD: Everyday Kosher Cooking (www.everydaykoshercooking.com) .
What you’ll be seeing in this clip is some airplane take-offs (in the distance) and then the 2nd half of the clip shows the planes as they head back in at sunset. I’ve increased the velocity of the frame rate by 300% so you can get the time lapse effect. The video is 8 minutes and 15 seconds with some smooth relaxing music.
Enjoy and lemme know what you think (its ~27MB):
(right-click and “save as…”) http://www.adiel.com/hacked/timelapse-jfk.wmv